Because of her high school's small class sizes, Brown said she is close to her teachers and said telling them the news about her score was almost like telling her parents because they were that excited.

"I really think that's where that score came from," she said. "They've been preparing me since my freshman year and just gave me the motivation to work toward it."

Brown is dedicating her senior year to growing in her faith and service projects. She got started by helping initiate a student-led tutoring program earlier this year.

Brown saw the need at Bolton because other students would seek her out independently and ask for help with school. She said it's her proudest high school accomplishment "so far."

"Education is really important to me obviously ... If I can help people reach their potential and feel that same fulfillment I do, that's just great," she said. "I want to help people."

Brown is interested in practicing family medicine or dermatology and plans to begin pre-med studies after graduation. She is considering attending Texas Christian University in Forth Worth, Southern Methodist University in Dallas or Duke University in North Carolina.